Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male was 78.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 78.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 78.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 23.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 34.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 62.6% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica was 78.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release